Exercises


1:

What's the difference between the Big Kernel Lock (BLK) and a normal spinlock?

2:

What init script allows you to add extra security features to the Linux kernel?

3:

What initializes the data structure for kernel page management?

4:

What percentage of pages must be dirty to trigger a background writeback of dirty pages to disk? What percentage triggers a dedicated writeback?

5:

Why is rest_init() not an __init function?




The Linux Kernel Primer. A Top-Down Approach for x86 and PowerPC Architectures
The Linux Kernel Primer. A Top-Down Approach for x86 and PowerPC Architectures
ISBN: 131181637
EAN: N/A
Year: 2005
Pages: 134

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